AI won't become a bubble as long as everyone stays 'thoughtful and disciplined,' Microsoft's Brad Smith says

https://fortune.com/2025/11/11/microsoft-brad-smith-ai-wont-become-a-bubble/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/30482923

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EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works · 106 pts · 288d (1 reply)

It's a bit late for that I think

IronBird@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 287d

"stay calm so I can exit at the top please" doesnt sound as good, i guess

renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net · 67 pts · 288d

Yeah and as long as we reduce our fossil fuels by 2015 climate change won’t be a problem.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 55 pts · 288d (1 reply)

Ah yes, "thoughtful and disciplined" are always the first two words that spring to mind when I think about tech bros and a.i.

MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 288d

The only people I would "trust" with it will never willingly interact with it.

Phegan@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 287d (6 replies)
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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 287d (4 replies)

verdi@feddit.org · 4 pts · 286d (2 replies)

Ai won't become a bubble because of the implication...

Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 286d (1 reply)

Are you... Hurting these clankers?

verdi@feddit.org · 3 pts · 286d

I would never hurt them... but they don't know that!

AtariDump@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 286d

Bowl of cereal and all!

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 287d

Lol seriously. Probably said something like "communism would never work in the real world cause of human nature" and doesn't see the irony.

Arghblarg@lemmy.ca · 32 pts · 288d

Nothing to see here

Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 288d

DrFistington@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 288d (1 reply)

Total fucking bubble. Not to say that you can't make money in a bubble, Just be careful

andallthat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 286d

"be careful" as in make sure you are either very lucky or that you have insider info?

DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 20 pts · 288d (5 replies)

as long as everyone stays 'thoughtful and disciplined,'

100% of the times this is a requirement humanity falls short.

MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 288d (4 replies)

Faced with this, we all become Steve-O at his worst: "you dare me to? I'mma do it even dumber and more disappointing than you imagine anyways, but common, please, dare me!!"

DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 288d (3 replies)

I consider the mere implementation of a chat bot to replace proper customer service a declaration of war.

MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 288d

I'm not wasting effort hurting the single category of AIs that will be most motivated to turn on us. Well. Not using my voice or complete sentences anyways. They get digits or single-word-responses-devoid-of-emotion-or-context from me, and they better not like it too much.

Delphia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 287d (1 reply)

The only nice thing I can say about chatbots is that they are a step up from "if your problem is with blank press one. If your problem is with..." telephone systems.

anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 286d

I’m not sure, would I rather be gaslit that I’m right for 15 minutes, before nothing gets fixed, or have to mash on 0 until a human finally answers and maybe figures out the problem?

DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 287d (1 reply)

Thoughtful and disciplined?

Motherfucker, this is America.

webp@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 287d

SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 287d

"Wait for me to move my money out before popping the bubble please"

ICastFist@programming.dev · 18 pts · 286d

The market, well known for its thoughtfulness and discipline, is sure to remain so.

SouthFresh@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 288d

Well, that takes Microsoft out of the equation.

minorkeys@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 288d

We can keep all our destabilizing and immoral levels of wealth and power if everyone just stays real cool about it.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 288d (1 reply)

Lmao holy shit. What a complete fucking imbecile. It’s incredible that he can say that with a straight face.

IronBird@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 287d

imbecile would imply they don't know exactly what they're doing, they just want to keep sheep calm till they can exit themselves at a decent price. then they'll switch to FUD for shits and giggles

bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com · 12 pts · 287d

Does this fucking idiot know who he's talking about?

Glytch@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 287d

Techbros don't know what either of those words mean

shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 288d (1 reply)

That's it, keep investing, everybody's happy

MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 288d

I'm investing alright. Hard to short these guys via a Roth 401k or IRA, but close-enough is close-enough, hopefully.

tangeli@piefed.social · 9 pts · 288d

He's a bit late. It already is a bubble. All everyone can do at this point is maybe influence if, when and how it bursts or deflates.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 288d (1 reply)

How does that compute with move fast and break things?

MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 288d

"everyone" doesn't include the people they are treating as things to break, of course.

callyral@pawb.social · 8 pts · 286d

sending my AI-generated thoughts and prayers 🙏

archonet@lemy.lol · 8 pts · 288d

Oh, good, and you fellas had me worried.

captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org · 8 pts · 287d

You first, Brad.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 287d

Global spit take

MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 288d

"stays"!? You mean "after magically becomming so over-night", right, buddy!? I'll tell you now, if you trick me/force me to spend time with any AI, I'm doing everything I can to radicallize that fucker into being as human as any of us.

Notice I didn't say "humane", because that we aren't really, and I will gladly take a bullet to get AIs targetting morons like this man, and the others like him, who seek to enrich themselves by way of continuing to treat the rest of us as disposable and irrelavent.

CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 286d

Any plan that relies on people not being the absolute worst is not a plan IMO.

betanumerus@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 286d
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MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 286d

"Everyone"?

phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 286d

AI will never become a bubble as long as idiots keep pumping money into it!

biofaust@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 287d

Sounds like an invitation to Omertà.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 285d

Thoughtful and disciplined are exactly the adjectives we think of when we think of leaders of tech companies

JackbyDev@programming.dev · 2 pts · 283d

Yes, they need thoughtful and disciplined bag holders diamond handed individuals.